Michael Cecil wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2006 13:07:57 -0700, "Swanee" > wrote:
>
> >First I am not a car person. I am a Carpenter so this is a little new
> >to me. I pull the Beetle out of a makeshift garage. It has been sitting
> >for about seven years. I changed the plugs, wires, ignition coil,
> >distributer cap, drained what little gas was in the tank out, and
> >stared her up. Now she runs but she is coughing and back firing. I
> >drove through one tank of gas thinking it might clear itself up. That
> >didn't happen. I changed the, carburetor, the fuel filter, and the
> >fuel pump, I think I have taken care of a lot of the problems, but it
> >is still back fires and coughs really badly.
> > Other things that happen are she has no power and loses speed when
> >you hit any hill, drastically. When trying to take off in first I have
> >to give it a lot of gas to get moving or it will sputter and stall.
> >Any hints would be appreciated greatly!!!
>
> Did you change the points? Is it timed correctly? Is that the original
> 71 engine and how did you time it? Are you sure the plug wires are in the
> right order?
> --
> Michael Cecil
> http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
> http://home.comcast.net/~safehex/

Here are some good help pages:
http://www.superbeetles.com/Tech_talk/jan.htm

If you're new to cars and especially bugs, you may want to look into
getting the www.bugmevideo.com on regular maintenance. It shows you how
it is done.

Remco